On April 4th, the Dongguk Promotion Committee for the Future (DPC) held the 4.14 Jogye rally with about 100 students of Dongguk which has been held for three years. The purpose of the rally was to raise their voice against the intervention of Jogye order and demand the resignation of President Han T
On March 10th, the former President Park Geun-hye was impeached over a corruption scandal. Until the impeachment was achieved, a lot of effort was made by the citizens. Among them, the youth including university students played a significant role. It started from the protest of students of Ewha Woma
A team of reporters from the University Media Center of Dongguk visited Germany and Spain from June 28th to July 9th to report the young people’s participation in politics. In Germany, the team visited Junge Union Deutchlands (Young Union of Germany) and Jusos. They are the youth organizations of th
The overseas Buddhist temples-based language training course hosted by the College of Buddhist Studies is expected to be held in practice from this September. This program provides students who belong to the College of Buddhist Studies with accommodations and meals in overseas Buddhist temples when
Details of Gupabal Shooting Incident and the Progress of Trials Last year on August 25th, Park Se-won, who was in the class of ’12 from the Department of Philosophy at Dongguk University, died in a shooting incident while he was serving in the military. Yet, the suspect, chief inspector Park Chul-ge
Yun Sang-yeong is one of the 42nd reporters of The Dongguk Post. He majored in both English Language and Literature and International Trade. He is currently a graduate student at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Q. How did you decide to join The Dongguk Post?A. I wanted to act
On March 29th at 18:30 P.M., Haeoreum Festival of the Genereal Student Council was held in Paljeongdo. The GSC had a worship ceremony for the well-being and the prosperity of Dongguk University for 2016 and submitted the request proposal regarding students’ demands on the school to the team leader o
On the 26th of March, a populace rally represented by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions was held at the Seoul Station square, protesting against the law enforcements of the current government before the general election in April. The General Student Council, the General Representative Council
On March 9th, the General Student Council “Hashtag” and Dongguk University’s central history club “Ladder” carried out a group-viewing event of the Movie “Spirits’ Homecoming” targeting Donggukians. Before moving to the theater “Daehan cinema” together, members of “Ladder” held a short explanation a
On January 21st, a new credit exchange program was concluded between 23 universities in the Seoul President Forum, a forum between 26 universities in Seoul. The forum announced that this program will be enforced from the second semester of 2016. Yet, the credit exchange program seems unfamiliar to m
On February 20th, a General Representative Council (GRC) held the workshop named “The Student Council, Starting Over Again.” Park Mun-soo, the chairperson of the General Representative Council, said, “The workshop was opened to increase faith towards the student council and for the sake of smooth pr
Six months have passed since I first opened the door of The Dongguk Post’s office. Looking back, nothing was easy. From the day I took the entrance exam and until now, everything has been a jumble. I had to hold myself tightly to help myself from being swept away by tons of newspaper works as well a
The Multimedia Room on the second floor of the Central Library has been changed as a part of Advancement of College Education (ACE) program. Regarding the changes, there are now 36 seats where students can do their individual work in the Searching Corner. Also, five Watching Corners are made where t
On January 13th at 12:00 P. M, the GSC held a press conference in front of the Main Hall regarding the decisions made in the board of directors on January 11th. The GSC read out the press conference statements which criticized the board of directors, and held a performance that portrayed Ven Ilmyun
On January 11th at 2:00 P.M, a meeting was held between the board of directors in the Lotus Hall. As a result of the meeting, the members of the board of directors decided to resign in the order of left term length and age, and the resolution of holding a disciplinary action to Professor Han was pas
On December 18th at 2:00 P.M, a press conference regarding the explanation for the statement issued by the Student Councils of the College of Economics & Commerce, College of Engineering, and the College of Law on December 17th was opened. Chairperson Choi of SCP and Vice Chairperson Kim of GSC decl
On November 30th at 2:00 P.M., Choi Jang-hoon, the chairperson of the Student Council of Postgraduate, read out his announcement in front of the Main Hall where the hunger strike encampment is taking place. He said, “It has been a year since this situation began in Dongguk University. The situation
The vice chairperson of the General Student Council, Kim Geon-jung, has been on a hunger strike since October 15th do demand the resignation of Han Tae-sik(Ven Bogwang Sunim), and Ven Ilmyun Sunim. Kim has been carrying on hunger strike with only water and salt. Ina few days after he started hunger